Photoshop stopped running, other CS4 programs ok

I started getting the error message "Adobe photoshop CS4 does not run under this version of the operating system" TODAY 6/20/10.   The program ran correctly yesterday.  Same computer, same setup, same programs.  The computer is Dell Insperon 1.66GHz 2GByte, XP Home, SP3.   SP3 was installed on 3/2/09 so that is not the problem.  Automatic updates is on, however I don't see any updates that were done last night.  Illustrator CS4 installed at the same time as photoshop runs fine.   AVG is the antivirus.  I tried to stop resident shield (the real time virus scanner) still got the error.  Checked the virus vault.  Nothing has been placed in there since March.

Under these circumstances I would reset the preferences in photoshop.  To do that press and hold down the Ctrl + Sfift + Alt keys and start PS.  You should get a reset window.

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